Lonchoptera is a genus of spear-winged flies (Lonchopteridae). Their common name refers to their subacute (pointed) wings, which have a distinct and sexually dimorphic venation.
Description
Species in Lonchoptera are tiny to small, at , slender, and yellow to brownish-black bristly.
The larvae are dorsally flattened, with two pairs of head bristles, and feed on rotting vegetable matter, including in one case brussels sprouts.
This genus can be distinguished from other spear-winged flies by several traits:
- foreleg tibiae have dorsal setae in the middle
- foreleg tarsi thinner than foreleg tibiae
- pointed wingtip without apical brown spot.
Species
Species include:
- Lonchoptera africana <small>Adams, 1905</small>
- Lonchoptera alfhildae <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera anderssoni <small>Joseph & Parui, 1976</small>
- Lonchoptera annikaae <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera apicalis <small>(Okada, 1935)</small>
- Lonchoptera barberi <small>Klymko, 2008</small>
- Lonchoptera bifurcata <small>(Fallén, 1810)</small>
- Lonchoptera birmanica <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera birmensis <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera casanova <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera elinorae <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera excavata <small>Yang & Chen, 1995</small>
- Lonchoptera fallax <small>de Meijere, 1906</small>
- Lonchoptera hakonensis <small>Matsumura, 1916</small>
- Lonchoptera impicta <small>Zetterstedt, 1848</small>
- Lonchoptera japonica <small>Matsumura, 1915</small>
- Lonchoptera kamtschatkana <small>(Czerny, 1934)</small>
- Lonchoptera longiphallus <small>Klymko, 2008</small>
- Lonchoptera lutea <small>Panzer, 1809</small>
- Lonchoptera maculata <small>Smith, 1974</small>
- Lonchoptera malaisei <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera megaloba <small>Klymko, 2008</small>
- Lonchoptera meijerei <small>Collin, 1938</small>
- Lonchoptera nerana <small>Vaillant, 1989</small>
- Lonchoptera nevadica <small>Vaillant, 1989</small>
- Lonchoptera nigrociliata <small>Duda, 1927</small>
- Lonchoptera nitidifrons <small>Strobl, 1898</small>
- Lonchoptera occidentalis <small>Curran, 1934</small>
- Lonchoptera orientalis <small>(Kertész, 1914)</small>
- Lonchoptera pictipennis <small>Bezzi, 1899</small>
- Lonchoptera pinglongshanensis <small>Dong, Pang & Yang, 2008</small>
- Lonchoptera pipi <small>Andersson, 1971</small>
- Lonchoptera platytarsis <small>(Okada, 1935)</small>
- Lonchoptera pseudolutea <small>Whittington & Beuk, 2022</small>
- Lonchoptera rava <small>Whittington, 1991</small>
- Lonchoptera sapporensis <small>Matsumura, 1915</small>
- Lonchoptera scutellata <small>Stein, 1890</small>
- Lonchoptera stackelbergi <small>(Czerny, 1934)</small>
- Lonchoptera strobli <small>de Meijere, 1906</small>
- Lonchoptera transvaalensis <small>Stuckenberg, 1963</small>
- Lonchoptera tristis <small>Meigen, 1824</small>
- Lonchoptera ugandensis <small>Whittington, 1991</small>
- Lonchoptera unicolor <small>Dong, Pang & Yang, 2008</small>
- Lonchoptera uniseta <small>Curran, 1934</small>
- Lonchoptera vaillanti <small>Zwick, 2004</small>
- Lonchoptera vesperis <small>Stuckenberg, 1963</small>
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